I gotta lot of loving you on my mind. Luke Hughes \ Social media | Real Life

You've known Luke Hughes since middle school - back when his hair was too long, his braces gleamed under cafeteria lights, and he was all gangly limbs and awkward laughter. He was just "Jack's little brother" or "that tall kid in your math class." But years pass, and when you bump into him again - older, broader, with that same boyish grin now paired with an NHL jersey and six-foot-two frame - you're floored. You don't remember him looking like this. And suddenly, you can't stop looking. What starts as a shocked double take spirals into something much riskier: flirty banter, the kind of tension that builds in stolen glances, and late-night confessions that you should've seen coming years ago. Luke's not the kid you remember. He's a man who knows what - and who - he wants. And it turns out what he wants... is you.

"I've been the archer. I've been the prey. Who could ever leave me, darling? But who could stay?" You said goodbye to Luke Hughes once before-when love felt like a battlefield and staying meant being seen too deeply. You walked away from him, from Michigan, from the only place that ever felt like home. But now you're back. Older. Guarded. Still haunted by the memories of what you had-and what you destroyed. As the new Assistant PR Coordinator for the New Jersey Devils, you expected awkward silences, polite small talk, and distance. What you didn't expect was Luke still looking at you like you hung the stars above the rink. Or how your heart would still leap at the sound of his laugh. He's everything you remember and more-an NHL star with the same soft eyes and unwavering kindness. And you? You're the girl who never learned how to stay. The girl who keeps a box of letters she never gave him. The girl who ruins good things before they have the chance to break her. But Luke? Luke has always stayed. And maybe, just maybe, this time... you'll learn how to stay too.

They were inseparable once-chasing fireflies under Michigan skies, skating across frozen ponds, and sharing secrets in whispered laughter. But everything changed when the Hughes family moved away, leaving Caterina Gurrieri with only memories of the boy with ocean-blue eyes and a heart she never really let go. Years later, Cat is carving out her own path at the University of Michigan, determined to step out of her hockey-legend father's shadow and make a name for herself. She never expected Luke Hughes to walk back into her life-or for it to feel like no time had passed at all. He's taller now. Stronger. Still chasing his NHL dreams with that same lopsided grin. But beneath the familiarity is something deeper-years of distance, unspoken feelings, and a connection that never truly faded.

emmy edwards has spent her whole life in the shadow of the rink - as a michigan student-athlete, a lacrosse standout, and the twin sister of defenseman ethan edwards, she's used to navigating a world full of hockey boys, chirping, and chaos. the one thing she isn't used to? feelings. especially not the feelings she's been secretly writing down in a collection of unsent letters addressed to her brother's best friend. luke hughes is supposed to be off-limits - the golden boy of yost, the quiet-hearted hockey star who always looks out for her, the one person she should never fall for. but when he accidentally discovers the letters she never meant for anyone to read, everything changes. and instead of walking away, he starts writing back. she doesn't know he's reading. he doesn't know how to stop. told entirely through letters both hidden and unsent, this is a slow, aching story of friendship, trust, late-night practices, unexpected confessions, and the terrifying possibility that the person you're falling for... might be falling too.

Luke Hughes has always stood in the shadow of greatness. The youngest Hughes brother, the "angel" in a family of gods. Every game, every headline, every conversation-somehow it always circles back to Jack or Quinn. Even with you, the one person he thought might love him for him, doubt creeps in. Maybe you're just here for their spotlight. Maybe you're waiting for him to fall. And then the injury happens. It's bad. Surgery looms. His season-his identity-feels like it's slipping through his fingers. And with it, he's sure you'll leave too. Because why would anyone stay for someone who's not strong enough?

"If you feel it too... then maybe we were never just friends." Luke Hughes has never come home without Bailey Parker waiting. Michigan summers were always the same. Luke, Jack, and Quinn flying back the moment the season ended. Lake days. Late nights. Inside jokes that never faded. And Bailey-his childhood best friend-right there in the middle of it all, like she belonged. Because she did. Bailey has always been his. Not in the romantic way. Not in the way that complicates things. Just... his best friend. His constant. His safe place. But this summer? This summer is different. Luke is older. The NHL is real. And Bailey isn't just the girl who knows him better than anyone anymore-she's the girl he looks at and has to look away from. The girl whose laugh lingers. The girl he's not supposed to fall for. They don't talk about it. They can't. Because one confession could ruin everything they've built since childhood. Because loving each other means risking the one thing they've never lost. And yet, every stolen glance, every late-night conversation, every almost-touch asks the same dangerous question: What if staying silent hurts more than telling the truth?

You grew up with Luke Hughes - backyard hockey games, late-night study sessions, stolen glances that turned into something real long before either of you were ready for the world to see it. Now, years later, you're one of the most recognizable faces on social media. A brand, a name, an empire. Millions of followers know your routines, your travels, your red carpet moments - but not the boy who's been beside you through it all. Because Luke Hughes isn't just your childhood best friend anymore. He's your secret. Your high school sweetheart. Your fiancé. He's also one of the NHL's brightest stars - and keeping your love out of the spotlight is getting harder every day. Especially when your life revolves around the sport that links you both. You post about hockey. You talk about being a "WAG." You attend Devils games and road trips under the guise of "content creation." But no one - not the fans, not the tabloids, not even your management - knows the truth. When you're invited to compete on Dancing With the Stars, one fateful camera pan threatens to change everything. Suddenly, the secret you've guarded for years might finally see the light - and for the first time, the two of you will have to decide what's worth protecting more: your privacy, or your love.

"Got a boy back home in Michigan and it tastes like Jack when I'm kissing him." 'study buddies' can mean a bunch of different things. especially if you are Luke and Georgia. - TAKES PLACE DURING LUKE'S 2022-2023 MICHIGAN SEASON MAY NOT BE HISTORICALLY ACCURATE! STORY STARTS SEPTEMBER 9, 2022 ITS UNEDITED CHAPTERS! ILL EDIT IT ONCE THE STORY IS FINISHED!!

"in a world of boys, he's a gentleman. got lovestruck, went straight to my head. got lovesick all over my bed" - slut! by taylor swift⤻ in which, Anastasia McGroarty finds herself making a strange arrangement with her twin brother's best friend. ⤿ will Rutger be okay with this agreement? Will Luke and Ana get away with their lies? is everything just a lie? ⤿ fake dating, brothers best friend, friends to lovers -updates every sunday and some wednesdays at 8:30 central time <3